Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Moose populations across many parts of North America are in steep decline. This stunningly intimate nature documentary, filmed over thirteen months in the spectacular wilds of Jasper National Park, takes viewers deep inside the world of moose to experience a mother's love and a calf's first year of life up close and personal.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Have you ever wondered what's going on inside your pet's mind? In "What Are Animals Thinking?" find out how a beehive resembles a human brain and whether your dog is really feeling guilty when it gives you that famous 'guilty look'.
64) In the age of AI
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The promise and perils of AI; from fears about work and privacy to rivalry between the US and China. A new industrial revolution that will reshape and disrupt our lives, our jobs and our world, and allow the emergence of the surveillance society.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Krill are tiny, shrimp-like creatures crucial to the Antarctic ecosystem and, maybe, to the future of all oceans. Join the research ship Polarstern in the vast Antarctic ice pack in search of ice caves and juvenile krill.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Easter Island has mystified the world ever since the first Europeans arrived in 1722. How and why did the ancient islanders build and move nearly 900 giant statues, and how did they transform a presumed paradise into a treeless wasteland, bringing ruin upon their island and themselves? Nova explores controversial recent claims that challenge decades of previous thinking about the islanders.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The ultimate in armchair travel to Sicily, offering a unique aerial view shot from a helicopter, via a mounted camera, to showcase the island's breathtaking scenery and abundant architectural wonders, with informative narrative and a soundtrack of traditional regional music.
68) Dark money
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials. The film takes viewers to Montana, a frontline in the fight to preserve fair elections nationwide, to follow a local journalist working to expose the real-life impacts of the US Supreme Court's Citizens United decision.
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approx. 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Across the planet, animals are joining forces to hunt, stay alive, build homes, keep warm, solve complex problems, or complete amazing feats. Partnerships were once thought rare in the animal kingdom, and it's not just animals of the same species teaming up; often completely unrelated species become unlikely collaborators. By teaming up, animals can achieve incredible things, proving that animals are better when they're together.
71) The spill
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Long before the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf, BP was widely viewed as a company that valued deal-making and savvy marketing over safety, a 'serial environmental criminal' that left behind a long trail of problems, deadly accidents, disastrous spills, countless safety violations, which many now believe should have triggered action by federal regulators.
72) Country music
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
8 DVDs (960 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, rising from the experiences of remarkable people in distinctive regions of the nation. From its roots in ballads, hymns and the blues to its mainstream popularity, and meet the unforgettable characters and storytellers who made it 'America's Music.' Viewers will follow the evolution of country music over the course of the twentieth century, as it eventually emerged to become America's...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Formats
Description
Peggy Cappy joins forces with neuromuscular therapist Lee Albert with game-changing exercise routines that can relieve pain in the back, knees, hips, and head, including chronic migraine headaches. Includes four complete step-by-step exercise routines that can be done alone or in segments, standing, seated, or with the support of a chair, to discover new ways to live pain-free.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi has drawn the world's attention to the young Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). Frontline investigates the rise of MBS, his vision for the future, his handling of dissent, and the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jean-Michel Basquiat was a rock star of the early 80s art scene: he lived fast, died young and created thousands of drawings and paintings. It took less than a decade to go from anonymous graffiti writer to an epoch-defining art star. He has emerged as one of the most important artists of his generation and his work is now exhibited in museums all over the world.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (46 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
They are studied in school and visited by millions. They are world-renowned symbols of the nation. But they are also shrouded in misinformation, mystery, and mythology. How much is really known about America's greatest monuments?
Publisher
PBS
Formats
Description
International art sensation Keith Haring blazed a trail through the legendary art scene of '80s New York and revolutionized the worlds of pop culture and fine art. Haring's message targeted the underlying threat of violence, sexual exploitation, and political oppression. His art was shown in over one hundred group and solo exhibitions during his lifetime and he continues to be celebrated today.
Publisher
Huell Howser Productions
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Huell travels to Central California to visit the 80 acre Masumoto Family Farm. Huell's host is David 'Mas' Masumoto and his family who have a deep connection to the land. Mas is an award winning author of such books as 'Epitaph for a Peach' and 'Wisdom of the Last Farmer, Harvesting Legacies from the Land'"--Description from www.calgold.org
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (74 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the vicinity of New York's Hudson River Valley, the Adirondack Mountains, Catskill Mountains, and the White Mountains of New Hampshire, a group of American painters led by British born artist Thomas Cole forged an artistic vision of the American wilderness. This was the first American school of landscape painting.